Finishing-strip.



A. E. vom. FINISHING-SIMP- APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, l9l6.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

I acters marked thereon.

STATES PATENT or rion.

ALBERT E. VOGT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO VOGT MFG. & COACH LACE 00., OF ROCHESTER, YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FINISHING-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oches, 1917.

Application filed July 3, 1916. Serial No. 107,448.

tion of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference char- My invention relates to a finishing strip and has for its object to provide a strip adapted to be used as a border or edging for various kinds of finish and particularly for the edging and binding of the inside finish of automobile bodies and other upholstered members. A further'object of the invention is the provision of a flexible fabricated edging or finish strip adaptable for trimming the edges of various kinds of upholstered bodies. A still further object of the invention is to provide a flexible trimming and binding strip arranged to conceal the fastening members .by which said strip is secured. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out 'in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing the finishing strip in unfolded position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the strip as applied to a section of finish, the inner edge 'of the strip being shown in open position, and

, Fig. 3 is a similarview with the inner edge folded over in position upon the body ofthe strip.

Similar reference. characters throughout the several views indicate the same parts. The finish or trimming strip embodied in the several views of the drawing is adapted to serve as a binder for the edges of'difi'erent kinds of finish as well as to present a neat and attractive border which may be readily applied to the finish. The innerand intermediate or exposed portions 10 and-11 of the strip are preferably woven thicker than the'outer portion 12 and intermediate or body portion 13, these latter portions being made relatively thin for the reason that it. is'desired not to render the edging orthe adhesive material.

binding too bulky; he finish to which the str p is applied,i.de sigi1ated at 14in Figs. 2 and 3, may be of any desired material such as cloth or leather or any other material suitable for the purpose. Inclosed in the outer exposed portion 11 of the strip is a filler 15 preferably in the form of a cord adapted for providing a beaded edge upon the-outer side of the strip.

The extreme edge -12 of the strip is extended upon the intermediate or bodyfportion 13, the two portions being connected at 16 preferably by stitching as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The securing brads or na ls '17 are driven through the relatively thin 1pgrtlons 12 and 13 of the strip and into the ISlI 14: and supports therefor (not shown) whereby both strip and finish are securely fastened in proper position. A suitable quantity of adhesive material, designated at 18 is then applied to the parts 12 and 13 or to the back of the inner edge 10, after which said edge is folded into the pos1t1on shown in Fig. 3 where it is held by While I have shown the finishing strip formed of fabricated material it will be understood that leather or other flexible and. non-fabricated material may be used for the same purpose if desired, and that any suitable. fastening means may be substituted for thenails 17.

.Iclaim as my invention 1. A finishing strip formed of flexible.

material one edge of which is folded upon the body of the strip and the other edge upon said firstmentioned edge, and means positioned between the edges for holding them together.

2. A finishing strip one edge of which is folded upon the body portion thereof and the other upon said first mentioned edge,

means connecting said first mentioned edge and body, and'means-..c onnecting the two edges.

3. A finishing strip having its outer edge folded upon the body portion'thereof and its inner edge upon said outer edge, a filler inclosed by the first mentioned folded portion'and means connecting said edges.

4. A finishing strip having its outer edge folded upon the body portion thereof and its inner edge upon said outer edge, a filler inclosed by the first mentioned folded portion, means connecting said first mentioned folded portion and body and means connecting said edges.

5. A finishing strip having one of its edges folded upon the body portion thereof and its other edge upon the first mentioned edge and a; filler inclosed by one of the folded edges.

6. A finishing strip having relatively thick and thin edge portions and relatively thick and thin intermediate portions, said thin edge portion being folded upon the intermediate thin portion and said thick edge portion upon the folded thin edge portion.

7. A finishing strip having relatively thick and thin edge portions and relatively thick and thin intermediate portions, said thin edge portion being folded upon the intermediate thin portion and said thick edge portion upon both of said thin portions.

8. The combination With a body finish, of a flexible finishing strip having one of its edges folded upon itself and its other i edge upon the first mentioned edge, and means securing said strip upon the finish, said means being concealed by the second mentioned folded portion.

9. The combination With a body finish, of a flexible finishing strip having one of its edges folded upon itself and its other edge upon the first mentioned edge, means securing said strip upon the body finish and means between said folded edges connecting the same.

ALBERT E. VOGT.

Witnesses HENRY W. HALL, G. WILLARD RICH. 

